How Levees Can Perpetuate Climate Inequality

09/28/19

“How can levees perpetuate climate inequality?”

Levees are used by civil engineers to prevent rivers from overflowing. However, this can cause the flood to become worse at the other end of the levee, and harm an area further down which does not have the capabilities to defend themselves. This is How Levees Can Perpetuate Climate Inequality.

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